A woman has appeared in court accused of child abuse offences in connection with convicted paedophile Colin Blanchard.
Tracy Dawber, 43, from Guildford Road, Southport, Merseyside, faces four counts of possessing indecent images of children; five counts of permitting indecent images of children to be made; one charge of sexual assault on a child under 13; and a further count of facilitating the sexual assault of a child.
Dawber appeared by video link at South Sefton Magistrates' Court in Bootle, Merseyside, where she spoke only to confirm her name and date of birth.
She has previously pleaded not guilty to all the allegations.
Blanchard, 38, admitted a string of child abuse offences at Bristol Crown Court in October alongside nursery worker Vanessa George and Angela Allen, both 39.
Police said the charges against Dawber, a social worker, have no connection to the Little Ted's Nursery in Plymouth, Devon, where George worked.
Dawber was remanded in custody to appear before magistrates again next Tuesday, December 29, when her case is expected to be committed to Liverpool Crown Court.
